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A toolkit for preparation of low carbon mobility plan
The Toolkit for Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) Revised (2014) is used as a starting point for the present toolkit. This toolkit for LCMP caters to a global audience, and provides a simplified approach for LCMP preparation ... -
After the Tsunami sustainable building: guidelines for South-East Asia
The Tsunami disaster of 26 December 2004 affected a dozen Indian Ocean countries, including Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, India and Maldives, Malaysia and Myanmar, with a death toll reportedly exceeding 250,000 and ... -
Analysing our energy future: some pointers for policy-makers
(UNEP, 2007)A non-technical summary of the International Energy Agency's World Energy Outlook focusing on the alternative policy and beyond the alternative-policy scenarios, highlighting the implications of future energy development paths. -
Disaster risk management for coastal tourism destinations responding to climate change: A practical guide for decision makers
The sustainability of coastal tourism destinations depends partly on their ability to adapt planning and management practices to the impacts of climate change and also to increase their ability to effectively manage natural ... -
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity Valuation Database - Manual
(The Sustainable Ecosystems Team at the Scotland’s Rural College, 2013)The Manual presents an overview and explains the potential uses and functions of the TEEB Valuation Database. The Manual discusses the origin of the database; describes its content and structure; outlines its contents and ... -
Energizing cleaner production: a Guide for trainers
This Training Package logically follows the Energy Efficiency Guide for Industry in Asia and the Cleaner production Energy Efficiency manual. The training package targets intermediaries working with companies, like NCPCs, ... -
Energy efficiency guide for industry in Asia
This guide has been developed for Asian industrial companies to help them improve energy efficiency through Cleaner Production. It includes a methodology, case studies for more than 40 Asian companies in 5 industry sectors, ... -
Environment Information System: user manual
The objective of the Africa Environment Outlook Environment Information System (AEO-EIS) is to act as a standard information system for African nations to acquire, process, and disseminate information relevant to sustainable ... -
Environmental management in oil and gas exploration and production
(UNEP, 1997)These guidelines provide an overview of environmental issues in the oil and gas exploration and production industry, and of the best approaches to achieving high environmental performance in all parts of the world. Management ... -
Financing the implementation of regional seas conventions and action plans: A Guide for National Action
(2006)This report addresses the financing process as a whole: how to determine financing needs, how to choose the plan that best fits these needs, as well as the challenges Regional Seas Programmes will face while moving forward ... -
Guidance document on transboundary movement of hazardous wastes destined for recovery operations
(UNEP, 1995)Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements on Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal -
Guidance Manuel for TEEB Country Studies: version 1.0
(2013-02)The Guidance Manual for TEEB Country Studies provides both technical and operational guidance on how countries may conduct a TEEB Country Study. It outlines the various steps that may be taken to initiate and implement a ... -
Guide de la gestion écologiquement rationnelle des huiles usagées en Méditerranée
Ce guide technique fournit des informations et données de base sur les huiles usagées, les labels éco pour les lubrifiants et les alternatives telles que les biolubrifiants, les problèmes environnementaux associés causés ... -
Guide de la gestion écologiquement rationnelle des PCB en Mediterranée
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)Ce guide technique fournit des informations de bases concernant la collecte de données, l’identification, l’échantillonnage et la surveillance des équipements contenant des PCB et décrit la gestion des PCB dans des ... -
Guide de la gestion éÉcologiquement rationnelle des batteries au plomb usagées en Méditerranée
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)Ce guide technique fournit des informations et données de bases concernant les sources et quantité de batteries au plomb usagées, un aperçu des normes disponibles, des spécifiques et lignes directrices techniques concernant ... -
Guidelines for environmentally sound management of PCBS in the Mediterranean
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)This technical guide provides background information on data collection, identification, sampling and monitoring of PCB containing equipment and describes PCB management of closed applications. It also explains maintenance ... -
Guidelines for environmentally sound management of used lead batteries in the Mediterranean
This technical guide provides background information and data on sources and amounts of produced used lead batteries, an overview of available standards, technical specification and guidelines on the storage and treatment ... -
Guidelines for environmentally sound management of used oils in the Mediterranean
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)This technical guide provides background information and data on used oils, information on ecolabelling for lubricants and alternatives such as bio-lubricants, associated environmental problems caused by used oils as well ... -
Guidelines for national waste management strategies: moving from challenges to opportunities
This publication outlines a possible process and poses questions that countries may wish to consider as they develop integrated national waste management strategies. It outlines the reasons for a national waste management ... -
Guidelines for social life cycle assessment of products
These Guidelines present the Social and socio-economic Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA), a powerful technique to assess and report about these impacts and benefits of product life cycle from the extraction of the natural ...